random bits of micro-content goodness from greg verdino: marketer, futurist, speaker and author of microMARKETING (mcgraw-hill / 2010)
The movie "We All Want to Be Young" is the outcome of several studies developed by BOX1824 in the past 5 years. BOX1824 is a Brazilian research company specialized in behavioral sciences and consumer trends.
This movie has an open license by Creative Commons. Written and directed by Lena Maciel, Lucas Liedke and Rony Rodrigues.
YouTube is 5 years old. Here is a compilation of the 20 oldest clips on the site. Seems to me the two Chinese guys (The Back Dorm Boys, or whatever they were called) singing "I Want it That Way" raised the bar.
It will only be necessary to carry an inexpensive instrument not bigger than a watch, which will enable its bearer to hear anywhere on sea or land for distances of thousands of miles.”
– Nikola Tesla predicts the cellphone in a 1909 interview with the New York Times
My daughter loves playing "office", a game that generally involves the employment of some kind of robot to improve productivity and profitability. While I'm sure she would have played with this when she was a bit younger, I have to agree with Gizmodo's assessment that this toy (basically a toddler version of the corporate drone workstation) is a pretty depressing concept.
... without any of the masturbating men you don't want to know about.
All y'all probably know Facebook turned six last week. This handy dandy infographic from Mashable captures all the fun and funky stats about the site. It's pretty much illegible as an embed but you can click to Mashable and get to the full size image for the deets.
Click through to the PSFK post for details, but in a nutshell a former Apple engineer digs through the friend networks associated with 210 million Facebook profiles and discovers some trends by region. Interesting stuff.
Well hey, if you're gonna deface U.S. currency, it may as well be worth a deuce. This Gene Simmons dollar and a bunch of others (Batman, Ronald McDonald and more) behind the "via" link below the image. Rockin'.
Sweethearts might be the original micro-messager, doling out lovey-dovey phrases short enough to fit on one of their pastel-colored, chalky-tasting candy hearts. This year, the company adds "Tweet Me" to their repertoire of little love notes.
It's nice to see that even a company that has been around for a century and a half can find inspiration in, erm, @gremanda.
